Best High Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2323)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
062353003568	631	Mammoth High	Public	9-12	365 Sierra Park Rd.	Mammoth Lakes	93546	Mono County	Mammoth Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 934-6802	351	19	18.2	55.3%	121 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (61.0%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,321							60.3	71.4	461	170
060181510737	632	Leadership Public Schools - Hayward	Public, Charter	9-12	28000 Calaroga Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Leadership Public Schools - Hayward District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 300-1340	582	17	33.3	46.4%	17 (2.9%)	14 (2.4%)	396 (68.0%)	120 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	13 (2.2%)								60.2	52.6	810	178
062769004180	633	Norwalk High	Public	9-12	11356 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3830	2,038	83	24.4	69.7%	52 (2.6%)	45 (2.2%)	1,796 (88.1%)	97 (4.8%)	7 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	35 (1.7%)	$12,984							60.1	50.7	849	216
060002710280	634	Temescal Canyon High	Public	9-12	28755 El Toro Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7250	2,176	88	24.8	59.2%	545 (25.0%)	107 (4.9%)	1,273 (58.5%)	123 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	10 (0.5%)	114 (5.2%)	$7,884							60.1	45.8	979	345
061970010782	635	Orange Cove High	Public	9-12	1700 Anchor Ave.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 626-5900	638	32	20.1	94.7%	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	620 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,513							60.1	60.9	637	2
061146001264	636	Downey High	Public	9-12	11040 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 869-7301	4,063	175	23.2	68.3%	167 (4.1%)	113 (2.8%)	3,610 (88.9%)	120 (3.0%)	1 (0.0%)	14 (0.3%)	35 (0.9%)	$15,442							60	64.7	562	74
060179914104	637	Ednovate - Brio College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	350 South Figueroa St. Ste. 10	Los Angeles	90071	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Brio College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 446-2570	484	20	23.7	51.9%	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.6%)	439 (90.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								59.9	56.3	728	91
060184311953	638	CORE Butte Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2847 Notre Dame Blvd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	CORE Butte Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 894-3952	848	52	16.4	45.6%	596 (70.3%)	9 (1.1%)	153 (18.0%)	14 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.1%)								59.9	54.3	776	138
062994004684	639	Pasadena High	Public	9-12	2925 East Sierra Madre Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5880	1,609	75	21.5	73.7%	316 (19.6%)	200 (12.4%)	867 (53.9%)	124 (7.7%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (5.6%)	$7,072							59.7	71.9	451	188
060226112569	640	John Adams Academy - Roseville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Sierra Gate Plaza	Roseville	95678	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Roseville District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-6800	1,590	79	20.1	33.3%	1,101 (69.2%)	10 (0.6%)	280 (17.6%)	88 (5.5%)	6 (0.4%)	11 (0.7%)	93 (5.8%)								59.7	64.4	570	70

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CAST Science, Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.